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Volume XLIX
WESLEYAN
T hurs d ay, October I, 1931.
No. 1
VIATOR OPENS SIXTY-FOURTH SCHOLASTIC YEAR Men Back Paper Solemn Rites Inaugurate DANIEL J. CONWAY Business Render Loyal Support School Year. Rev. H. A. DarcheHonoredBy Legion
RITES ARE HELD
Veteran Lawyer, Official and Devout Churchman Gradaute with Clas of '85. Impressi ve religious ceremonies were held in SL Joseph's Cathedral, Sioux Falls, S. D., as a tribute to the memory of Daniel J . Conway. Veteran Lawyer, United States Cornmissioner a nd faithful Catholic, whose death from a stomach a ilment took place at his home, Monday night, August 31. Prelates. legal colleagues and admiring frien ds crowded th e church to pay homage to the highly respected, long time resident of Sioux Falls.
We wou ld like to say a thing or two a bou t the men and the companies who are greatly assisting us this year, as they have been accus-
tomed to do in the past. Most of them are locat ed in the immediate vicin ity, but all of them
are interested in the we lfare of the College and its students. Even in this day of red ink }:\ookkeeping they h ave not failed us , nor will they do so in the fu t ure. We hope that you will take these things into consideration th e n ext time that you wish to make a purchase or to recommend a store to your friends.
Social Sorority Registers Increase
Praised By Bishop. The addition of seven new co-eds Prominen t clergy of the Catholic seems to have caused conside rable faith from various pOints in the excitement on the campus. So many middle west participated at the se r- bright and noble young ladies have vices, with the Rt. Rev. Berna rd J. never graced our camp us before. And Mahoney, Bishop of Sioux Falls Dio- no wonde r! From the midst of St. cese, delivering a verbal tribute to Patrick's graduates are three most Mr. Conway as one of the outstand- prominen t young ladies: Miss Geneing Catholic laymen of Sioux Falls vieve Adams-A. B. ; Miss Margaret over the past several years. Clancy-A. B.; Miss Mary Crl.liseThe chief portion of the Bishop's A. B. discourse was in the form of religiFather Maguire' s graduation adous r emarks. He diverted from this dress proved quite successful in trend, however, to pay a tribute to bringing coeds to the college from Mr. Conway's personal piety, recall- I St. P atrick s High Schol last June. ing to mind the fact t hat th e vetOur other new co-eds include Miss eran attorn ey was one of th e thirty Loretta Flanagan, grad uate of Notr e men in the Uni t ed States who were Dame Convent, Bourbonnais who inhonored by the Holy See with the tends to take a L iberal Arts course. Kni ghthood of St. Gr.egory. H e as- Miss Suzanne Cote, graduat e of St. se rted that Mr. Conway though ard - Joseph's Seminary, Kankak ee, is anent in his own convictions of faith other new student. Miss Rosann was liberal toward his fellowmen in Gorman who has for the past two their views. years attended St. Mary's College, Besides his outstanding religious Notre Dame is a Junior this year. zeal, th e Bishop said, Mr. Conway Miss Evangeline L egriS w~o a~tended was a loyal South Dakotan, with ex - SL Francis College, J ohet, IS also state. He was sta.unch in maintain- one of our Junior co-eds. plicit confidence in th e future of the The officers and members of the ing t ha t the reverses of the present sorority extend their welcome to the were m er ely tranSitory and that the new co-eds and hope to have them
~:::ti~~:mOsfel;:: ~~:e a:~~::e s~~: en~~~e~l::ti~~r o~rsotffif:::a~a~:~!~! progress which has hitherto been en- place in June for the coming year joyed. as: College Extends Sympathy. 111s Rachael Roach, President. St. Viator College t akes th is oppor Miss Rita Murphy, Vice-Presiden t. tunity to extena its sympathies to Miss Greta Cardosi, Secretary. the surviving relatives, of one of the Miss H elen O'Connor. Treasurer. outstanding laym en of the Catholic Information has been rece ived from Church in America. our new President that no plans The Officers of the Mass were Rev. Patrick C. Conway of Nativity Church, Chicago, cele brant; Rev. Clarence P. Conway, H awarden , Iowa, Deacon; the Very Rev . .1. P . O'Mahoney, C. S. V., Provincial of the Viatorian, Sub-Deacon. The Rev. .Patrick G. Conway, Chi cago, was the elderly attorney's twin brother. Msgr. G. M. L egris. of St. Viator College was present in the sanctuary.
The sixty-fourth scholas tic year at St. Viator was officially opened with th e celebration of a Solemn High Mass of the H oly Ghos t by th e Very Rev. J . W . R. Maguire, C. S. V., President of the College, on W ednesday morning, September 23rd. The student body was present, as a whole, in . the chapel for the ceremony, as were the members-- of the faculty . The Seniors, in cap and gown, led the procession, followed by the members of the faculty., and officiating clergymen. Rev. Francis Munsch, C. S. V. was deacon, Rev. E .V. Cardinad, C. S. V. was sub-deacon, and Rev. William Crac1{nell, C. S. V., was master of ceremonies. The music and singing were furnished by the choir from St. Bernard Hall. Although no sermon was given Wedn esda y, Father Maguire read and explained the various rules and r egulations of the College on the previous evening. At this tim e, he mad e several personal observations on student liie, and t he a ims of education.
have been arran ged until after t he meeting. . The soror~ty intends to prove more ac tive than last year. H is with regret that we learned the resignation of Mr3. C. Kennedy who has been for t he past fifteen years a faithfu l nurse a t St. Viator College, and who was always very interested and active in the Sorority affairs and in the affairs of the campus. The Co-Eds who have returned for another year's work are: 1'.tlSS Frances M. Clancy-Senior, A. B. 'M iss Rachael Roach- Senior, A. B. Miss Reine La Fontaine--Sopho-
Puff Romary, veteran halfback, spent hi s summ er showing up the famous illinois r edhead with th e icetongs. Puff reported fifteen n ew hairs on the right side of the patr, more, B. S. and donated the formula to Eddie lvl.lss Mane A. Smole- Sophomore. O'Neil and Herb Shea free. A. B. Miss RUl.h Arrington- Sophomore, A. B. Where was Ed. O'Neil when the Miss Agnes Stelter- Sophomore, A. ights went out? At times the B. d radley str eet car is ve ry attractive, Thirteen Co-eds! What a number! .s it not, Ed?
HIGH SCHOOL IS DISCONTINUED Assume Administration of St. Patrick's Parish, Kankakee, Ills.
I V· S d Former Jato!" tu ent, Athlete and Theologist Receives Ne\v Laurel3
and was with the Marines when they made one of the most heroic .s tands of the war. as well as of history. at Belleau Woods, late r named by the
The R everend H. A. Dar che. '09. French in honor of the figh t th ere noted at St. Viator for his football prowess as well as for his success in scholastics and theolo gy, and known to war veterans the world over as the "fighting padre," now pastor of St. Joseph's Church, Bourbonnais, Illinois , was elected national chapla in of the Ameri can Leg ion last Thursday evening, September 24. Father Darche is known a s the most decorated chaplain of the American Expeditionary Forces. He was awardej the Croix de Guerre with two palms and the medal of the Legion of Honor by the French government. The Uni ted States government awarded him the Distinguished Service Cross and he was fo ur time3 cited for gallan try in action. Second Viatorian H onored. Father Darche is the second St. Viator graduate to be honored as chaplain of the Illinois and the national departments of the Leg ion. The other Viatorian so honored was Re vere nd Joseph Lonergan of Woodstock, Dlinois. Father Lonergan \Vas stationed at Rockford when he r()ceived this honor. \ Vounded In France. the Father Darche served with sixth regiment of ,Marines in Franc €', H e saw action at Chateau Thierry
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Soissons action and at that time he was wounded. Nati ve of Bourbonnais. Father Darche was born and raised in Bourbonnais. His parents arc now deceased. His sister, formerly Mrs. Ida Bird was married last \7eek to Fred W. Holmes, former city police magistrate of Kankakee. 'T'hl;' couple are honeymooning in Wac:ohington, D. C. State ChapJa in.
Father Darche was state chaplain of the Legion in 1926 and once befor e was mentioned as a ca ndidate for the national office. Father Darche has always taken an active interest in the local Legion activities. Add to the losses from Roy Hall Ed Gorman of Manteno, President of the Junior Class. Ed is herding a Hudson sedan down route 49 these days, accompanied by brother Tom,
This year, 1931-1 932, marks t he first time that St. Viator's is entirely devoted to college work. Within the last two years a decision was made to the effect that for the bett e r ment of the college the High school would be discon tinu ed. Accordingly last year' s class marked the last to be graduated from the Academy. Now every building on the caII).p us is devo t ed to the college students. A higher standard is thereby to be gained and g reater efficiency secu red. Every instructor is
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fered. Every year brings its changes. So, too, has this one. There is one f ace fo r which we look in vain among the faculty- a face that we have learned to love and honor, that of Rev. Fr. W . J. Bergin, C.S.V. But although St. Viator's College has lost him as an instructor" St. P atrick's Parish, in Kankakee , has gained him as a pastor. Another Viator graduate is with Father Bergin as assistant, Fr. E . Fitzpatrick, C. S. V. , who forme rl y was located in Chicago. T he s tudent body of St. Viator College take t his opportunity to wish them ever y success und joy in their work. We hope that we will often s€..c them about the c:ampus. _ _ _ __ _ The r eturn of Red Wentbe is reported as most popular with the Vi llage. The prolonged absence of the redhead is said to have caused many anxious moments in th e hom es of the ci t y , but now all is serene and the curfew has bee n thrown away.
Charlie Coppens reports a mos t sister Rosann, and Francis Smith. enjoyabJe s umm er-whenever he Francis, by the way, is the younger could escape the photographers. Glad brothe r of John Smith, a thletic man- to see the G handi haircut grown out, anyhow, Charlie . age r of a few years back.